Data/ML/AITable-stakesAround since 2020
Prompt Engineering
Crafting and refining the instructions given to an AI model to reliably get the output you want, without changing the model itself.
Think of it like
Like learning to ask a very capable but literal-minded new employee for exactly what you want, phrased precisely enough that they don't misunderstand you.
Junior or senior?
Junior sounds like
Iterates on prompt phrasing by trial and error, judging by feel.
Senior sounds like
Pairs prompt changes with evals and can describe how they knew a change actually helped.
Ask them
“How do you know a prompt change actually made things better, versus just looking better on one example?”